In response to an e-mail the government sent to the doctors on Sunday, requesting them to end the hunger strike, the agitators wrote in reply that it would continue till all 10 of their demands are me

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has urged junior doctors on a 16-day hunger strike to end their fast and engage in talks. Despite the Chief Secretary's invitation for discussions, the doctors demand justice for the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder victim and systemic changes in healthcare,

Junior doctors, protesting against the ghastly rape and murder of the junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, on Sunday evening made it clear their delegation will

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rejected the doctors' call to dismiss the Health Secretary Narayan Swaroop Nigam.

Six were subsisting only on water and were admitted into the hospital after a multiday fast to demand justice for the brutal rape and killing of a medical resident.

The indefinite hunger strike of junior doctors of West Bengal to press for their demands over the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder incident entered the 11th day on Tuesday, as a meeting between medics and the state government failed to resolve the deadlock.

The Bengal health department has rolled out a centralised referral system on a pilot basis in some hospitals to streamline cases of patients being referred from rural health centres

Junior doctor Aniket Mahato was discharged from hospital after a hunger strike advocating for justice for a murdered colleague. Despite health risks, the protests by junior doctors persist, demanding systemic healthcare reforms and police protection.

PM at Nabanna, the state secretariat. Previous attempts by Banerjee to resolve the deadlock through similar meetings were unsuccessful. While saying that most of their demands had been addressed, CM Mamata Banerjee rejected their request to dismiss the state health secretary.

The junior doctors initiated a 'cease-work' on August 9 following the alleged rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Hospital, and the hunger strike began on October 5 after nearly 50 days of 'cease-work' in two phases.

The protesting doctors have refused to end their strike until all their demands are met but have agreed to attend discussions with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.